An Ode to Yakuza (1970)
やくざ絶唱
Don't talk to her, don't touch her, and don't make a move on her!
Tatematsu Minoru, a yakuza belonging to the Ishikawa group that runs the Shinjuku area, has a beautiful sister named Akane. He dreams of sending her to college and turning her into a perfect young lady. He's extremely fond of Akane. His fondness for her goes beyond how he feels about his mistress, Kanae. And yet, Akane feels alone. Now, a new tutor comes into her life that seems to have taken a liking to her...
- Date of release
- 1970-07-11
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Genres
- Action, Crime
- Director
- Yasuzō Masumura
Casting
- Shintarō Katsu — Minoru Tatematsu
- Naoko Ohtani — Akane Tatematsu
- Yūsuke Kawazu — Shigetaro Kaizuka
- Kiwako Taichi — Kanae Honda
- Masakazu Tamura — Yuji Inumaru
- Yoshi Katō — Taisuke Inumaru, Akane's Father
- Michiko Araki — Rie Inumaru
- Asao Uchida — Ishikawa
- Yoshihiko Aoyama — Susumu Honda
- Sei Hiraizumi — Hisai
- Yūzō Hayakawa — Kiyama
- Tsutomu Nakata — Morikawa
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